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2021-08-18 10:08
Make sport of (someone or something) phrase
To make jokes about someone/something and laugh at them in an unkind way.
It's not funny at all. Don't ever make sport of the disabled like that.
I made sport of his name in front of the class, but my friends seemed unresponsive to my jokes and looked at me contemptuously.
At first, they made sport of his theory, but they were all embarrassed when that theory was proved.
To openly show ridicule or contempt for someone by literally laughing in front of them
To ridicule or make fun of someone or something
1. To mock someone or something.
2. To be annoying or unfair.
To try a impossible, often ridiculous task
1. To tease or deceive someone, usually by convincing them of something that is not true
2. To be rude with someone or to make things unpleasant for them
The verb "make" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
